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21/27
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After passing Desert siding, no more pavement, and the final 7 miles to Primm will be on this bumpy surface

8947-nipton-desert-rd.jpg  I leave the bliss of my Nipton tent cabin before sunrise for the 12-mile ride to Primm, purposefully, as if it were a work dayThumbnailsAs the sun begins to rise, the Clark Mountain Range catches a nice pink light I leave the bliss of my Nipton tent cabin before sunrise for the 12-mile ride to Primm, purposefully, as if it were a work dayThumbnailsAs the sun begins to rise, the Clark Mountain Range catches a nice pink light I leave the bliss of my Nipton tent cabin before sunrise for the 12-mile ride to Primm, purposefully, as if it were a work dayThumbnailsAs the sun begins to rise, the Clark Mountain Range catches a nice pink light I leave the bliss of my Nipton tent cabin before sunrise for the 12-mile ride to Primm, purposefully, as if it were a work dayThumbnailsAs the sun begins to rise, the Clark Mountain Range catches a nice pink light I leave the bliss of my Nipton tent cabin before sunrise for the 12-mile ride to Primm, purposefully, as if it were a work dayThumbnailsAs the sun begins to rise, the Clark Mountain Range catches a nice pink light I leave the bliss of my Nipton tent cabin before sunrise for the 12-mile ride to Primm, purposefully, as if it were a work dayThumbnailsAs the sun begins to rise, the Clark Mountain Range catches a nice pink light

The ever-so-slight downhill here means the road is slightly faster in this direction, but I still can't ride at more than 10 mph. Too bumpy, and I'm still half-asleep. The rough road should be making me more awake, but isn't.